Peter J. Disimile

Peter Disimile (“Dr. D.”) is an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati and a subject matter expert on fluid thermal issues involving fire/explosion events, specifically those related to aerospace and vehicle survivability. He led numerous programs for the U.S. Air Force 96th TG Aerospace Survivability and Safety Flight as a staff scientist. He was the primary investigator on several programs such as shock/blast wave generation/propagation, fuel slosh, effects of fuel inerting, hot surface and pyrotechnic ignition of jet fuels, assessment of next generation fire suppressants, fire dynamics in a simulated aircraft environment, live fire testing, HRAM, and engine nacelle vulnerability. He has been instrumental in developing a lithium battery fire protection system with the U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Center. He has published nearly 200 papers on airflow and heat transfer phenomena, especially focusing on survivability issues, and has two fire protection system patents. Dr. D holds a B.S. and M.S. in engineering science from SUNY at Stonybrook and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.